Hi everyone, I'm Hillary Kerr and this is Life Lessons, a podcast spotlighting women who

have incredible careers within a single field or industry.

We talk about everything from how they got their start to the best things they've learned

along the way.

Today, I am so excited to have Laura Vassar, the co-founder and designer of the incredible

brand Brock Collection in the studio with me.

Brock Collection is truly beloved by the fashion community and I personally have been tracking

Laura's work since she co-founded the company in 2014.

Of course, I'm not the only one who's been watching.

Brock Collection was part of the 2016 CFDA Vogue Fashion Fund process and actually won the

competition that year, only two years after launching, which is truly a huge deal.

The brand is now available in over 60 stores around the world with a plan for doubling

the number of doors in the next two years.

And personally, based upon the strength of what I've seen thus far, I'm confident that

Laura and the team can do just that.

With no further ado, it's designer Laura Vassar of Brock Collection, now on Life Lessons.

So Laura, on this podcast we like to start at the beginning, so what did you study in

school and what did you think you were going to be when you grew up?

So in high school, actually, I started to make clothes.

And really?

Yeah, I would be with my nanny and the woman who's been with us for ages.

Maria, we would be making clothes and I didn't know what in what capacity or what I really

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